Dual wheel and tire lift



July 31,1945 E. R. CARRUTHERS 2,380,415

DUAL WHEELAND TI-RE LIFT I Filed Ndv. 10, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1' I Inventor [4721. P. 677900234525 July 31, 1945. 'E. R. CARRUTHERS 2,380,415

DUAL WHEEL AND TIRE LIFT Filed Nov. '10, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 2 [02L UHQEUTHQES WWW Em lowing description.

Patented July 31.1945

Earl RQCarrutherS, Hamilton, Mont.

I Application November 10, 1943, Serial No. 509,802

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in vehicle wheel trucks, the principal object; being to provide a devicefor the convenient raising, removal and replacement of dual wheels which in many cases are too heavy 'and cumbersome to be handled by a single man.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of the character stated which can be easily manipulated and which is substan-' tially fool-proof in every respect.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the fol- In the drawings-- V K Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the deviceshown supporting a wheel.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken 7 substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2'.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view howing the inner end of the inner tube.

be seen that the screw shaft H is provided with a formation i3 which swivelly limits the same, so

that when the shaft II is rotated, the threads of the shaft riding in the nut I! will serve to pull the tube 9 into the tube 8.

Each of the plates 6, I carries a rockable cradle and each cradle consists of a pair of arcuateshaped members l4, ll connected by rods IS on which are rollers or sleeves lil. A hinge pin I8 is disposed through the arcuate side members M, It

' f of each cradle and through apertured ears IS on Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figure 1, that reference character A denotes a truck frame, while reference character 3 denotes a heavy duty tirerwheel such asfla dual wheel structure, and reference character C denotes a jack for lifting the truck in order that the present invention which is generally referred to by numeral 5 can be placed under the heavy tire and wheel.

7 The device consists of a pair of plates], 1,

the plate 6 having one end of a tube 8 secured thereto as by welding or the like, while the plate 1 has a tube 9 secured thereto, at one end by welding or the like as shown in Figures 2 and 4. The tube 8 telescopes the tube 9 and the tube 8 inside of one end has a bearing ll through which a screw haft II is disposed, this screw shaft ll being disposed through an internally threaded nut I! which is welded or otherwisesecured to the adjacent end of the smaller tube I. Item thereof.

the corresponding plate 6 or 1.

Obviously, when the jack C has raised the wheel the device .5 can be set under the wheel andthe shaft ll rotatedby a crank 20 until the wheel has been sufliciently lifted so that it can be readily pulled off the truck, it being observed that the plates 6, 1 are equipped with caster wheels 2| so that the device can be pulled directly out from the truck for the easy removal of the wheelfrom the usual stud bolts.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is as new is:

A tire truck comprising a pair of swingable cradle units, tubes projecting from the units, one telescoping the other, and feed means between the tubes, said feed means consisting of the provision of anut attached to one of the tubes and a'threaded shaft disposed through the nuttand swivelly connected to the other tube, each cradle unit comprising a pair of opposed arcuate members, and rollers extending between the ends of the members of each'pair, each pair of members being pivotally mounted intermediate the ends claimed EARL R. canau'rnnas. 

